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The ’€œeight-hour’€ rule and the legal process for one pilot

The NTSB came out last week with an interesting press release reminding pilots that they should always take off using all available runway. We found the opinion odd for several reasons. Intersection takeoffs are often used by ATC to smooth the flow of traffic. If I, in my Skylane, have 7,000 feet of runway for […]

With demos planned for 2020, UberAir might not be too far away

Reports of wing spar corrosion might mean new access panels

The 14-year restoration of the C-97G “Angel of Deliverance” took place at Floyd Bennett Field and culminated with a brief re-opening of runway 6

“Angel of Deliverance” is the first of the type to fly in more than a decade

Those of us who’ve been immersed in aviation for any length of time know what it is to lose someone you know to an airplane crash. It sucks, and there’s no getting around it. The thought that they died doing what they loved to do is little consolation, especially since it’s not true. Flying is […]

Retired MLB star Roy Halladay, 40, was killed this afternoon when his Icon A5 went down in the Gulf of Mexico not far from his home in Tarpon Springs, Florida. The Pasco Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit responded to a call reporting the crash around 1:00pm. Halladay was a two-time Cy Young winner, eight-time All-Star and […]

How a firsthand glimpse of disaster can change your perspective forever

Even when everything seems to be going fine, is it really?